Privacy Policies Versus Terms and Conditions Agreements

A Privacy Policy agreement exists to protect your clients. A T&C agreement exists to protect you, the company. But there's a lot more to it than ... PrivacyPolicies.com Blog PrivacyPoliciesVersusTermsandConditionsAgreements PrivacyPoliciesVersusTermsandConditionsAgreements Lastupdatedon01July2022 byWandaWaterman (PrivacyPolicies.comLegalwriter) PrivacyPoliciesandTermsandConditions(T&C)agreementsareboth,asthenamesimply,legallybindingcontracts. Themaindifferencebetweenthesetwotypesofagreementsisthis: APrivacyPolicyagreementexiststoprotectyourclients. AT&Cagreementexiststoprotectyou,thecompany. Butthere'salotmoretoitthanjustthat.Let'stakealookateachagreementandwhattheyaccomplishforyouandyourcustomers. 1.WhyYouNeedaPrivacyPolicy1.1.DraftingYourPrivacyPolicy2.TheImportanceofTerms&ConditionsAgreements2.1.DraftingYourT&CAgreement3.PrivacyPolicies4.T&CAgreements WhyYouNeedaPrivacyPolicy PrivacyPoliciesweren'talwaysrequiredforbusinessowners.It'sonlybeenrecentlythatsoftwaredevelopersandanyoneelsegatheringpersonallyidentifyingand/orprivateinformationfromclientshavebecomelegallyobligatedtohavePrivacyPolicies. ThisrequirementhascomefromregulationsliketheEuropeanUnion'sGDPRandCalifornia'sCalOPPAthataimtoprotectpersonalinformation. Privacyregulationshavebeencreatedbygovernmentalbodies,liketheaforementionedCaliforniaandEU,toprotecttheircitizens'privacy.Thereisnotyetanywayandnorisitprofitabletosimplysay,"Fine,soIjustwon'tselltopeopleinthoseplaces." You'llhavetohaveaPrivacyPolicyinplaceinordertoprotectcustomersfromregulation-protectedcountriesbecauseyoujustcan'tstopthesepeoplefromusingyourproduct-norshouldyouwanttoifyouwishtosucceedinbusiness. APrivacyPolicyisnotonlyrequiredbygoverningbodies.Thirdpartieslikeadvertisingandanalyticsplatforms(likeAdMoborFlurry)willrequireyoutohaveasuitablePrivacyPolicyinplaceandconspicuouslypostedbeforethey'llallowyoutointegratetheirservicesintoyourapp. Butthere'sanotherreasonwhyaPrivacyPolicyisagoodthingtohave:It'sgoodforbusiness. Herearejustafewreasonswhy: Acarefullydrafted,easytounderstand,andmaybeevenentertainingPrivacyPolicyinspirestrustinclients,encouragingthemtosignupwithyouandstickaroundforawhile.Itmakesusersfeelsafeandcaredfor,andthisinspiresfaithinyourproduct. TheSpruceEatsstartsoutitsPrivacyPolicybyassuringusersthatthecompanyvaluesandrespectsprivacyconcerns: APrivacyPolicyteaches(orreminds)peoplethattheyhaverightsworthprotecting. Thismaynotseemlikesuchabigthing,butinaworldwherepeopleassumeit'sokaytopirateinformationandsellittothehighestbidder,everyoneloses,includingyou.Peopleneedtoknowandberemindedoftheirrights. AsimpleclauselikethefollowingfromElsevier'sPrivacyPolicyisnotonlyinformative.It'seducationalaswell: APrivacyPolicyclearlylaysoutwhereyourboundariesarewhenitcomestothedatayouuseandhowyouplantouseit. Thiswillcomeinhandyifoneofyourusersonedaydecidesthatyouhadnorighttoshowthemthirdpartyadvertisementsbasedoninformationgatheredfromtheiraccount.WithagoodPrivacyPolicyagreementyoucanshowthatyougavethemeveryopportunitytoknowwhattheyweregettinginto,andthattheywerefreetodeclinetouseyourappaswellastochangeorremovetheirinformation. AgoodPrivacyPolicywillprotectyoufromfinesandotherpenalties. Thetimehascomewhenyounotonlymustbehonestandclearaboutyourprivacypracticestopotentialusers,butyoumustalsobetransparenttogovernmentauthorities.TheseauthoritiescandemandthatcompaniesbereadytoshowthemnotonlyasolidPrivacyPolicythat'sprominentlypostedtotheworld,butalsorequirethatthecompanytoshowthattheyhavestrongsecuritymeasuresinplacetoprotectclientinformationfromhackers. DraftingYourPrivacyPolicy WhencreatingaPrivacyPolicyforyourbusiness,ithelpstounderstandandconsiderthespiritofthelawandnotjusttheletter. NeedaPrivacyPolicy?OurPrivacyPolicyGeneratorwillhelpyoucreateacustompolicythatyoucanuseonyourwebsiteandmobileapp.Justfollowthesefeweasysteps: Clickon"StartcreatingyourPrivacyPolicy"onourwebsite. SelecttheplatformswhereyourPrivacyPolicywillbeusedandgotothenextstep. Addinformationaboutyourbusiness:yourwebsiteand/orapp. Selectthecountry: Answerthequestionsfromourwizardrelatingtowhattypeofinformationyoucollectfromyourusers. Enteryouremailaddresswhereyou'dlikeyourPrivacyPolicysentandclick"Generate". Andyou'redone!NowyoucancopyorlinktoyourhostedPrivacyPolicy. YourPrivacyPolicyexistsfirstandforemosttoprotectclientconfidentiality,sodoallyoucantoensurejustthat. Keepitseparatefromanyotherlegalagreementsyoumayhave.Makesureithasitsownsectionandisreferencedassuch. Beaccurate(andcurrent)regardingwhatinformationyoucollect,whyyoucollectit,whatyou'reusingitfor,andwithwhichthirdpartiesyou'llbesharingit.Nevercollectmorethanwhatyousayyou'llcollectandneverevergiveittoanyonebesidesthoseyourPrivacyPolicyclearlystatesyou'llbesharingwith. Makesuretoincludetheword"Privacy"intheagreement'stitleandinanyreferencesorlinkstoit. Ifyourproductisasoftwareapp,makesurealinktotheagreementispostedonyourapp'sdashboard,onyourapp'swebsite,andinanyonlinemarketplacewheretheappisdistributed. Makesurethatusersknowhowtomakechanges,ifnecessary,toanyoftheinformationtheyprovideandthattheyunderstandthattheycanwithdrawtheirinformation(andhowtodoso). MakeyourPrivacyPolicyunderstandable. AccordingtoGiovanniButtarelli,supervisoroftheEuropeandata-protectionauthority,"Weneedtofirstfocusoncompliance,andthereforewhatismoreimportantisthatpeoplereceiveshorter,morecommunicativenoticesbasedonverysimpleandconciselanguage,andwhereyoudonotneedtomakeuseofartificialintelligence"[tointerpretit]. TheImportanceofTerms&ConditionsAgreements Aswe'vepointedout,themainpurposeofaPrivacyPolicyistoprotecttheconsumer(yourclient),andthemainpurposeofaTermsandConditionsagreementistoprotectthebusiness(you). AT&Cagreement(alsosometimescalled"TermsofService"or"TermsofUse")tellsthecustomerwhatwillbelegallyrequiredofthemiftheysubscribetoyourserviceordownloadanduseyourmobileapp. Simplyput,aT&Cagreementgivesyoualegallegtostandonintheeventofabuseorlitigation.WhilenotrequiredbylawlikeaPrivacyPolicyis,aT&Cisincrediblyusefultobusinesses. AT&Cagreementmightincludethefollowing: Adisclaimerregardingthecompany'sliability,suchasthisfromTheSpruceEats: Usagerestrictionsandprohibitedactivitieswhileusingthesite Whatthecompanyispreparedtodoincasesofabuseoftheplatform,suchasterminatinganaccount Copyrightandintellectualpropertyinformation Warrantydisclaimers Termsforbilling Subscriptionagreements YourT&CagreementcanalsoreferenceyourPrivacyPolicyorincludealinktoit,butit'simportanttokeepthePrivacyPolicyandtheT&Cseparateaslegalagreements. DraftingYourT&CAgreement JustasaPrivacyPolicyestablishedthefrontiersofinformationcollectionanduse,theT&Cagreementexplainstopotentialuserswhatwillandwillnotbetoleratedbythebusinessandwhatwillbedoneiftheclientbreachestheserules. NeedTermsandConditionsforyourbusiness?WecanhelpyougenerateacustomizedTermsandConditionsagreementinaroundtwo-threeminutesforfree.TryourTermsandConditionsGeneratorandjustfollowthesesteps: Clickonthe"CreateyourTermsandConditionstoday"button. AtStep1,selectthewherewillyouuseyourTerms&Conditionsandclick"Nextstep": Addinformationaboutyourbusiness: Selectthecountryandcontinuetothe"Nextstep": Answerthequestionsaboutyourbusinesspracticesandclick"Nextstep"whenfinished: Enteryouremailaddresswhereyou'dlikeyouragreementsentandclick"Generate." You'redone!Nowyou'llbeabletoinstantlyaccessanddownloadyournewagreement. Somethingstokeepinmind: Thisagreementistheperfectreceptacleforalltheinformationyouneedtosharewithusersregardingcopyright,licensingrights,rulesofuse,andlimitsofliability. Thisisalsotheplacetospelloutwhatuserscanexpecttohappeniftheyabusetheplatform(e.g.theiraccountsbeingterminated) Sincetherearen'tanylawsregulatingthewayT&Cagreementsneedtobewrittenorpresented,youshouldfollowbestpractices. WriteyourT&Cagreementtobeclear,easytofollowandveryinformative. PrivacyPolicies Informtheuseraboutwhatpersonallyidentifyinginformationyou'llbecollecting. Explainwhyyou'recollectingthisinformation. Explainwhatyou'regoingtodowithit,includingwithwhichthirdpartiesyoumaybesharingit. Telltheuserswhichsecuritymeasuresareinplacetoensurethesecurityoftheirinformation. Telltheusershowthencanseeandchangetheirinformationintheiraccountwithyou. T&CAgreements Howyourproductisallowedtobeused Warrantydisclaimers Billinginformation Underwhatcircumstancesauser'saccountmightbeterminated Copyrightinformation Requirementsforuser-generatedcontent WandaWaterman PrivacyPolicies.comLegalwriter Lastupdatedon01July2022 Legalinformation,legaltemplatesandlegalpoliciesarenotlegaladvice.Pleasereadthedisclaimer. 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